Source: Los Angeles Times
Article:
A lawsusuit filed in U.S. District Court claims that Federal authorities are violating immigrant detainees’ constitutional rights by holding them for weeks at a detention facility in downtown Los Angeles that was designed as a short-term processing center.
According to ACLU of Souther and NAtional Immigration Law Center, the facility is “regularly overcrowded, causing violence, safety hazards, and humiliation,” furthermore detainees detainees are denied access to attorneys and courts and are rarely provided drinking water or a change of clothing.
“There are serious violations of due process.” - ACLU Attorney
Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities said they couldn’t comment on pending litigation but issued a statement saying that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano had called for a comprehensive review of the nation’s immigration practices and was committed to making “measurable, sustainable progress.”
Link:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/04/immigrant-detainees.html
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